Thu, January 23, 2025

[ Thu, Jan 23rd 2025 ]: MSN

US News Live Today January 23, 2025: China using TikTok to spy on Americans? Donald Trump's 'bigger threat' response

Get real-time breaking news updates on the biggest event unfolding in the United States, including election, politics, economics, crime, viral and more.

[ Thu, Jan 23rd 2025 ]: MSN

Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached,

[ Thu, Jan 23rd 2025 ]: CNN

Trump is imposing MAGA rule on the government hour-by-hour

President Donald Trump is acting on his campaign promises at the fastest clip in modern memory — sending almost hourly shockwaves through the government, the legal system, the science community and around the world.
Wed, January 22, 2025

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: Oregonian

Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown

The Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to investigate state or local officials who they believe are interfering with the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, saying they could face criminal charges, in an apparent warning to the dozens of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions across America.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump sending 1,500 troops to southern border

Sutton was convicted in September 2024 of second-degree murder, conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction of justice and sentenced to 5 ½ years in prison. The same jury convicted Zabavsky of conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction of justice and he was sentenced to 4 years. Both were free on appeal.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: Time

Trump 2.0 Was Pitched as Less Chaotic. The Orders Tell a Different Story.

Along with formatting errors and typos, Trump's first executive orders also contain potential errors, sowing confusion over their meaning.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: ABC

House to vote on Laken Riley Act, teeing up immigration crackdown

The House will vote on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: birgun

The End of Spectacle Politics

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: AOL

Trump suggests Proud Boys could have a place in American politics as he defends pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in American politics for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers,

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: News4Jax

Everything Trump did in the first executive orders of his presidency

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: deseret

Trump admin takes first steps to eliminate DEI in federal government

A memo sent out by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management outlined steps to begin these changes: layoffs, dismantling websites and social media accounts.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: KWWL

Lawyers and advocacy groups advise members of the LGBTQ+ community to take precautions under Trump's executive order

Lawyers and advocacy organizations are encouraging members of the LGBTQ+ community to act quickly to protect the rights that are still in place after President Donald Trump signed

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: birgun

What Have We Left Behind and What is Left for the Next Year?

In a nutshell, 2024 was a year of deep crisis for Turkey. We saw the impact of a multifaceted crisis, the economic crisis in particular, on foreign policy, politics and social life. It seems that this crisis environment will deepen further in 2025.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: ABC

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump prepares for 3rd day back in office

The president launched new efforts to wipe out DEI and affirmative action programs from the federal government.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: AOL

Imran Khan aide named in corruption case says he was pressured to testify against former PM

INTERVIEW: Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari tells Maroosha Muzaffar he faced 'carrot and stick' attempts to make him turn witness against Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: CNN

Trump seeks to reshape US government with sweeping executive actions

Trump began his second term with a series of executive actions. The 47th US president ordered a crackdown on immigration and withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: Slate

Trump's Day 1 Showed How Criminal Presidents Could Become the Norm

We may be entering a prolonged era of legal impunity for presidents, their families, friends, and even criminally violent supporters.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: ABC

Trump's record-breaking Day 1 executive actions prompt legal challenges

Another controversial executive order Trump signed was one aiming to cut off birthright citizenship. Critics immediately pounced on Trump, arguing people born in the United States are granted citizenship under the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment even if their birth parents migrated here illegally.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

How Elon Musk's millions are changing democracy and set to influence world politics

Elon Musk's unprecedented £100 million pledge to the UK Reform Party signals a dramatic shift in Western politics. As the tech billionaire extends his influence from Britain to Europe, his political investments are reshaping democratic landscapes and challenging traditional power structures.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

Bangladesh order against anti-government action sparks criticism

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi education ministry order demanding officers report institutions and pupils involved in anti-government "provocative activities" has been condemned by lawyers for challenging the spirit of last year's student-led revolution.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: WESA

Pittsburgh-area elected officials, and January 6 defendants, weigh Trump pardon

A number of Pennsylvania Democrats criticized President Trump for granting pardons to people who committed violence during the January 6th attack. Pennsylvania Republicans, such as Senator Dave McCormick,

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

How Donald Trump's return to the White House affects South African business travel

Discover how Donald Trump's return to the White House may reshape business travel for South African companies, with insights on visa challenges, rising costs, and strategic travel planning.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: ABC

Trump finds new ways to flex presidential power after returning to White House

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is swiftly breaching the traditional boundaries of presidential power as he returns to the White House, bringing to bear a lifetime of bending the limits in courthouses, boardrooms and politics to forge an expansive view of his authority.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: Reuters

Clash of the handouts as Modi's BJP seeks to reclaim Delhi after decades

Having unexpectedly won two Indian state votes late last year, in big part due to a slew of handouts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is deploying the same playbook in a bid to wrest back Delhi for the first time in nearly three decades next month.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: PBS

WATCH: Trump discusses pardoning Jan. 6 rioters in first news conference

President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in U.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

Manitoba government runs ads on electricity rate freeze that has not been approved

The Manitoba government is running an advertising campaign to tout a freeze on electricity rates even though the freeze has yet to be approved and could be rejected.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

Albanese 'weak and out of his depth' in tackling antisemitism

Sky News host Peta Credlin says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's lack of action over antisemitism shows he is "weak and out of his depth".

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

Republic Day 2025: How To Book Parade And Beating Retreat Tickets Both Online And Offline? Dates, Timings, And Locations

Republic Day 2025: This year, India will celebrate its 76th Republic Day on Sunday, January 26, with the theme "Swarnim Bharat: Virasat Aur Vikas". The much-anticipated day will feature several dignitaries, including Prabowo Subianto, the newly elected ...

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

Donald Trump begins presidency with sweeping executive orders and pardons

Donald Trump signs a slew of executive orders on the first day in office after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. View on euronews

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: CNN

Why Trump's two days in the White House already feel like a full term

After the sedate Joe Biden years, the return of a presidency that is an incessant assault on the senses is a reminder of why so many millions of Americans see Trump as a compelling, historic figure - and why millions more deeply fear him.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

Mahakumbh 2025: CM Yogi and Cabinet to take holy dip at Triveni Sangam after Cabinet Meeting

The Yogi government is set to hold a special Cabinet meeting in Prayagraj on Wednesday, January 22. All 54 ministers of the Uttar Pradesh cabinet have been invited to this meeting, which is expected to approve several significant proposals and schemes for the state.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

Republic Day 2025: How to book Republic Day parade tickets online and offline? Dates, timing, prices, locations and more

Here's your guide to booking Republic Day parade tickets. Find out ticket prices, booking details, where to secure your spot for the event.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: justthenews

FBI-approved book manuscript supports Kash Patel's Benghazi narrative challenged by NY Times

But Patel's account about frustrating efforts to take into custody and prosecute the several suspected attackers is supported by Clarke's manuscript, which chronicled how senior FBI leadership delayed the Pentagon to begin its planning to locate and capture the remaining individuals.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

This America makes room for MAGA hats, Proud Boys and Elon Musk's salute

The red MAGA hat has transformed into a symbol of the country's willingness to absorb almost anything — any lie, any grievance — into a new, sour normal.

[ Wed, Jan 22nd 2025 ]: MSN

Of fish and men: Trump's California water order takes aim at Newsom and troubled smelt

A Trump executive order directs agencies to 'to route more water' across the state. But some say there's a lot more at stake.
Tue, January 21, 2025

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: MSN

Vivek Ramaswamy's departure as DOGE co-czar removes growing political liability for Elon Musk

The added controversy around Ramaswamy is the last thing Elon Musk needs as he races to cut $1 trillion from the federal budget before the 2026 midterm elections.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: MSN

Have mercy in name of God: Bishop appeals to Trump for LGBTQ+ members, immigrants

Shortly after he took office, Trump announced that he would bring sweeping changes to the "gender identity" policy and also signed an executive order to launch an immediate crackdown on illegal immigration.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: Reuters

After taking office, Trump pardons 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants

His decision to pardon supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is sure to enrage police, lawmakers and others whose lives were put at risk during an unprecedented episode in modern US history.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: Reuters

US and India discuss concerns about 'irregular immigration,' State Department says

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, concerns related to "irregular migration" on Tuesday, the State Department said.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: MSN

Peace rallies and dysfunctional systems

Third of a series LAST week's peace rally sponsored by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) was an impressive display of numbers and logistical flair but a sad demonstration of substantive purpose, not altogether religiously bigoted and politically impartial as asserted by the articulate INC spokesperson,

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: MSN

Trump pardons ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio and commutes sentence of Oath Keepers founder Rhodes

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday granting a "full, complete and unconditional pardon" to the vast majority of Jan. 6 defendants charged with participating in the Capitol riot four years ago.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: MSN

How executive orders and the new Department of Government Efficiency could impact federal workers

"If you are a federal worker now, you need to be prepared for an all-out assault on where you work and the security of your job."

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: Click2Houston

Trump pardons founder of Silk Road website

President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, an underground website for selling drugs.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: Reuters

Trump order leaves Cuba prisoner deal in limbo

Karen Vasquez, 44, walked out of jail in Cuba on Sunday, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican under which the Biden administration would loosen sanctions on the communist-run island, while Havana would release more than 500 people from its jails who are considered political prisoners by Washington.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: MSN

Industry Ministry and businesses plan for export challenges under Trump's second term

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Wednesday sought to devise strategies to address uncertainty in exports to the United States following the launch of the second Donald Trump administration in a meeting with local businesses.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: MSN

2SLGBTQ+ advocates fear 'dangerous time' in both U.S. and Canada as Trump rolls back protections

Advocates for the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Manitoba say they're saddened and fearful after Donald Trump took aim at transgender people in one of his first moves in office.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: Cleveland

What happens when the frontrunner for Ohio governor becomes senator? An unpredictable chain reaction.

Former Lt. Gov., now U.S. Senator, Jon Husted's move to D.C. opens a vacancy for Gov. Mike DeWine's second-in-command — but also for governor. Here are some names to watch.

[ Tue, Jan 21st 2025 ]: MSN

Everything You Need to Know About Trump's Executive Order Attempting to Erase Trans Americans

The president signed the sweeping order within hours of taking office, signaling that curtailing the rights of trans people is a top priority for his administration.

Trump puts all federal DEI workers on leave for now. What we know about his plans to fire them

Trump puts all federal DEI workers on leave for now. What we know about his plans to fire them - Trump's order vowed to restore strictly 'merit-based' hiring in the federal government

The article from MSN discusses former President Donald Trump's plans to significantly alter the federal workforce, particularly targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Trump has proposed putting all federal DEI workers on leave with the intention of eventually firing them, as part of a broader strategy to dismantle what he and his allies view as "woke" policies within the government. This move is part of a larger "Schedule F" executive order, which would reclassify many federal employees to make it easier to dismiss them. Critics argue this could politicize the civil service, potentially undermining the nonpartisan nature of federal agencies. Trump's allies, including the Heritage Foundation, are preparing lists of conservative candidates to replace these workers, aiming to align the bureaucracy more closely with conservative ideologies. This initiative reflects Trump's ongoing battle against what he perceives as liberal biases in government operations.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/politics/government/trump-puts-all-federal-dei-workers-on-leave-for-now-what-we-know-about-his-plans-to-fire-them/ar-AA1xECKP